Grand Canyon Times

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs was sworn into office in a ceremony on the ninth floor of the Capitol Executive Tower on Jan. 2, the first Monday in January, as state law requires.

"Today marks a new chapter for Arizona," Hobbs said in a press release on the Governor's Office website. "As we look forward to a brighter future, I pledge that the needs of Arizonans - not partisan politics - will always come first."

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Attorney General Kris Mayes, State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, and State Mine Inspector Paul Marsh were also sworn in during the ceremony; the release said. Hobbs will be the state's first Democratic governor in sixteen years.

"I will work with Republicans, Democrats, and Independents to tackle our state’s biggest challenges - fully funding our public schools, securing our state’s water future, ensuring reproductive freedom, making Arizona more affordable, and so much more," Hobbs said in the release.

Hobbs also told Arizonans that she would continue fighting for working families.

"We’ve already hit the ground running, naming our senior Cabinet officials who will help lead our state for the next four years,” she said. "It is the greatest honor of my life to serve the state I love - and I’ll never forget the faith that Arizonans have placed in me.”